Signs & Symptoms

• Headaches
• Abdominal distress
• With the hormonal changes of puberty, anxiety and worry, fatigue, loss of appetite, aches and pain are frequent symptoms, more prevalent in girls than boys
• Symptoms that mimic neurological disorders, such as double vision, poor balance and coordination, paralysis, seizures
• Imagined physical deformities or defects
• Back pain
• Fatigue
• Sore muscles.

Academic problems, school refusal, social withdrawal, anxiety and behavioral problems often accompany Somatoform Disorders.